Buffalo Sabres Goalie Starts 2020-21
2020-21 · 15-34-7 · 37 pts · 8th Atlantic
Who started in goal for the Buffalo Sabres in 2020-21: every game colour-coded by starting goalie, with each goalie's share of starts and how it moved through the season. G1 made the most starts.
Linus Ullmark started 20 of 56 Sabres games (36%). Carter Hutton had 12 starts and 1 relief appearance. Season: 1A/1B split.
1A/1B split The No. 1 started under 60% of games.
G1StarterLinus Ullmark- Starts
- 20/56
- Share
- 36%
- Last 10
- 0
9-6-3 · .917 SV% · last start Apr 13
G2BackupCarter Hutton- Starts
- 12/56
- Share
- 21%
- Last 10
- 0
1-10-1 · .886 SV% · 1 relief · last start Mar 22
Every team: NHL goalie starts by team, 2020-21
Every Sabres game by starting goalie
- G1 Linus Ullmark
- G2 Carter Hutton
- G3 Dustin Tokarski
- G4 Jonas Johansson
- G5 Michael Houser
- G6 Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
- G7 Stefanos Lekkas
Filled: started · half: relief · dot: dressed, did not play · blank: not dressed · ▲ second game of a back-to-back
G1Ullmark
G2Hutton
G3Tokarski
G4Johansson
G5Houser
G6Luukkonen
G7Lekkas
Game
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Buffalo Sabres goalie patterns
- Back-to-backs: 14 second games, started by Dustin Tokarski 4, Carter Hutton 3, Jonas Johansson 3, Linus Ullmark 2, Michael Houser 1, Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen 1.
- Home and road: Linus Ullmark started 10 of 28 home games and 10 of 28 road games.
- Pulled starters: a reliever came in 5 times (9% of games).
Game log
Every game: starter, saves and result (56 games)
| # | Date | Opp | Starter | Saves | Result | Relief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56 | May 8 | @ PIT | G5 Michael Houser | 22/23 | L | – |
| 55 | May 6 | @ PIT | G5 Michael Houser | 26/34 | L | – |
| 54 | May 4 ▲ | vs NYI | G5 Michael Houser | 45/48 | W | – |
| 53 | May 3 | vs NYI | G5 Michael Houser | 34/36 | W | – |
| 52 | May 1 | @ BOS | G6 Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 26/29 | L | Dustin Tokarski |
| 51 | Apr 29 | @ BOS | G6 Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 35/39 | L | – |
| 50 | Apr 27 | @ NYR | G6 Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 38/41 | L | – |
| 49 | Apr 25 | @ NYR | G3 Dustin Tokarski | 23/28 | L | – |
| 48 | Apr 23 ▲ | vs BOS | G6 Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 36/40 | W | – |
| 47 | Apr 22 | vs BOS | G3 Dustin Tokarski | 33/38 | L | – |
| 46 | Apr 20 | vs BOS | G3 Dustin Tokarski | 39/41 | L | – |
| 45 | Apr 18 ▲ | vs PIT | G3 Dustin Tokarski | 34/36 | W | – |
| 44 | Apr 17 | vs PIT | G3 Dustin Tokarski | 38/41 | L | – |
| 43 | Apr 15 | @ WSH | G3 Dustin Tokarski | 27/29 | W | – |
| 42 | Apr 13 | @ BOS | G1 Linus Ullmark | 3/3 | OTL | Dustin Tokarski |
| 41 | Apr 11 | @ PHI | G1 Linus Ullmark | 40/43 | W | – |
| 40 | Apr 9 ▲ | vs WSH | G3 Dustin Tokarski | 29/33 | L | – |
| 39 | Apr 8 | vs NJD | G1 Linus Ullmark | 32/37 | L | – |
| 38 | Apr 6 | @ NJD | G1 Linus Ullmark | 27/30 | W | – |
| 37 | Apr 3 | vs NYR | G1 Linus Ullmark | 28/30 | W | – |
| 36 | Apr 1 ▲ | vs NYR | G3 Dustin Tokarski | 44/47 | OTL | – |
| 35 | Mar 31 | vs PHI | G1 Linus Ullmark | 31/32 | W | – |
| 34 | Mar 29 | vs PHI | G1 Linus Ullmark | 32/36 | OTL | – |
| 33 | Mar 27 | @ BOS | G1 Linus Ullmark | 33/36 | L | – |
| 32 | Mar 25 ▲ | @ PIT | G3 Dustin Tokarski | 27/30 | L | – |
| 31 | Mar 24 | @ PIT | G3 Dustin Tokarski | 37/42 | L | – |
| 30 | Mar 22 | @ NYR | G2 Carter Hutton | 2/2 | L | Dustin Tokarski |
| 29 | Mar 18 | vs BOS | G2 Carter Hutton | 33/37 | L | – |
| 28 | Mar 16 ▲ | @ NJD | G4 Jonas Johansson | 24/27 | L | – |
| 27 | Mar 15 | vs WSH | G2 Carter Hutton | 24/30 | L | – |
| 26 | Mar 13 | vs PIT | G2 Carter Hutton | 31/32 | L | – |
| 25 | Mar 11 | vs PIT | G4 Jonas Johansson | 22/26 | L | – |
| 24 | Mar 9 | @ PHI | G4 Jonas Johansson | 29/33 | OTL | – |
| 23 | Mar 7 ▲ | @ NYI | G4 Jonas Johansson | 25/29 | L | – |
| 22 | Mar 6 | @ NYI | G2 Carter Hutton | 24/29 | L | – |
| 21 | Mar 4 | @ NYI | G4 Jonas Johansson | 40/45 | L | – |
| 20 | Mar 2 | @ NYR | G2 Carter Hutton | 16/19 | L | – |
| 19 | Feb 28 ▲ | vs PHI | G4 Jonas Johansson | 35/38 | L | – |
| 18 | Feb 27 | vs PHI | G2 Carter Hutton | 36/39 | L | – |
| 17 | Feb 25 | vs NJD | G1 Linus Ullmark | 15/15 | OTL | Carter Hutton |
| 16 | Feb 23 ▲ | @ NJD | G1 Linus Ullmark | 41/42 | W | – |
| 15 | Feb 22 | @ NYI | G1 Linus Ullmark | 20/23 | L | – |
| 14 | Feb 20 | @ NJD | G1 Linus Ullmark | 25/27 | W | – |
| 13 | Feb 18 | @ WSH | G1 Linus Ullmark | 18/21 | L | – |
| 12 | Feb 16 ▲ | vs NYI | G2 Carter Hutton | 21/23 | L | – |
| 11 | Feb 15 | vs NYI | G1 Linus Ullmark | 26/29 | L | – |
| 10 | Jan 31 ▲ | vs NJD | G2 Carter Hutton | 32/36 | L | – |
| 9 | Jan 30 | vs NJD | G1 Linus Ullmark | 31/34 | W | – |
| 8 | Jan 28 | vs NYR | G1 Linus Ullmark | 36/39 | OTL | – |
| 7 | Jan 26 | vs NYR | G1 Linus Ullmark | 28/30 | W | – |
| 6 | Jan 24 | @ WSH | G1 Linus Ullmark | 28/31 | W | – |
| 5 | Jan 22 | @ WSH | G1 Linus Ullmark | 29/32 | OTL | – |
| 4 | Jan 19 ▲ | @ PHI | G2 Carter Hutton | 19/20 | L | Jonas Johansson |
| 3 | Jan 18 | @ PHI | G2 Carter Hutton | 21/22 | W | – |
| 2 | Jan 15 ▲ | vs WSH | G1 Linus Ullmark | 19/21 | L | – |
| 1 | Jan 14 | vs WSH | G2 Carter Hutton | 22/27 | L | – |
Goalie data stories
How the game changed, told through the numbers.
- The Schedule Got Kinder. The Second Night Didn’t. In the Original Six era about a third of NHL games were a team’s second night in a row, and one goalie played both.
- Hainsworth’s 22 Was Mostly Arithmetic George Hainsworth’s 22 shutouts in 1928-29 have stood for almost a century.
- A Shootout Shooter Needs More Than 200 Tries Before Skill Outweighs Luck. The Most Anyone Has Taken Is 135. T.J.
- The Last Goalie Who Played Every Night A rule ended the every-night goalie in the mid-1960s, and the 1990s brought him back.
Buffalo Sabres goalie starts FAQ
Who was the Buffalo Sabres starting goalie in 2020-21?
Linus Ullmark made the most starts: 20 of 56 (36%), going 9-6-3.
How often did the Buffalo Sabres backup goalie start in 2020-21?
Carter Hutton had 12 starts (21% of games) plus 1 relief appearance.
Who started the second game of Buffalo Sabres back-to-backs in 2020-21?
Linus Ullmark started 2 of 14 second games; the other goalies started 12.